DIVE SITE
Mawali Wreck
The most popular wreck in the Strait, this huge WW2 Japanese freighter lies on her side, offering a coral-encrusted oasis. This is a very good nudibranch / flatworm dive, with huge scorpionfish and lionfish guaranteed. Also good for cuttlefish, ghost pipefish and mantis shrimps. Mawali is the name of the nearby village.
Depths
30 m maximu depht
Boat Rides
15 minute
Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters
Found in This Divesite
Feather Duster Worms
Sabellidae
Enigmatic Moray
Gymnothorax enigmaticus
Banded Sea Snake
Laticauda colubrina
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Ringed Pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Rough-snout Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus peagius
Robust Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.
Reef lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Angler Flounder
Asterorhombus intermedius
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus
Striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Bristle-Tail Filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii
Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Spotted Blue Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
Black Blotched Porcupinefish
Diodon liturosus
Black Saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa
Black-Spottedpuffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Map Puffer
Arothron mappa
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
Orbicular Burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus
Black Tail Sergeant
Abudefduf lorenzi
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Bloch Big Eye
Priacanthus blochii
Three Spot Squirrel Fish
Sargocentron cormutum
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Striped Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus lessonii
Ribbon Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Roving Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Blacksaddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Spotted Coral Grouper
Plectropomus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
Barramundi Cod Juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris
Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata
Galathea Squat Lobster
Galathea sp.
Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi
Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.
Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis
Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis
Saron shrimps
Saron spp.
Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1
Candy Crab
Hoplophrys oatesii
Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.
Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
Tunicate
Polycarpa aurata
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
Soft coral Cowries
Primovula rosewateri
Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris
Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians
Ardeadoris undaurum Nudibranch
Ardeadoris undaurum
Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Chromodoris Annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta
Tambja morosa Nudibranch
Tambja morosa
Doriprismatica atromarginata Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus coi Nudibranch
Goniobranchus coi
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
Chromodoris Magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi
Flabellina Exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata
Ceratosoma Trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum
Phyllodesmium longicirrum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium longicirrum
Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni
Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii
Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus
Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.
Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.
Multipore Seastar
Linckia multifora